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History at Georgia Southern University

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Southern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in history from GaSou.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

GaSou History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History
  • Master’s Degree in History

GaSou History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at GaSou compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at GaSou is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools 37
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools 127
Best History Master’s Degree Schools 162
174
Most Popular History Schools 231
Best History Schools 319
Most Focused History Schools 913

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in history from GaSou. This makes it the #127 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at GaSou

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Georgia Southern University.

GaSou History Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from GaSou in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at GaSou are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

GaSou History Master’s Program

71% Women
Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in history from GaSou in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from GaSou, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southern University with a master's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GaSou also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 39

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Managers 14,480 $118,060
History Professors 250 $87,150
Curators 240 $46,380
Museum Technicians and Conservators 190 $43,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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